Hey, what’s up? Sami here.
Today let’s take a quick look at the newly released Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 series phones.
In this video I will cover unboxing, design comparisons, AnTuTu testing, audio testing,
and photo testing, we shot numerous samples BTW.
And my conclusion for these phones is if you want a mid-ranger
that’s not going to break your bank,
these are the ones, just go and buy it, don’t even need to think about it too much,
they are too good for the value.
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Start with the unboxing.
We have the Redmi Note 11 and 11 Pro, where is the 11 Pro+?
Well, the desk is too small, I can’t put three at one time,
so I just threw away the Pro+ version.
Haha, I’m f..ing with you guys.
The real reason is the Mi shop doesn’t have the Pro+ version.
Anyway, the two Pro devices have identical designs aside from the fast charging and battery capacity.
We’ll talk about more later.
Let’s unbox the Note 11 5G first.
In the first layer, we have an insert that includes a pin, a user manual,
and a soft silicone case.
As this time the Note 11 series comes with 3.5mm headphone port,
so it doesn’t have that 3.5mm to type-C adapter.
And then is the phone!
Man, just check out this phone, it looks so gorgeous, so smooth as you can see.
Haha, gotcha, the phone is within Cymye’s hands, she is doing some tests.
Anyway, under that is the type-c cable and a 33W fast charger.
As for the unboxing of the Note 11 Pro, the contents are basically the same but it comes
with a 67W fast charging adapter.
Now moving to the specs and designs.
I want to start off by showing you the design differences between the Note 11 and 11 Pro.
Start from the top.
We see both phones have the infrared blaster and noise cancelling mic and a speaker.
The differences are the Pro version has the 3.5mm headphone jack
and the speaker was tuned by JBL.
Two phones have the same volume rocker and power key design.
The power key is also the fingerprint scanner BTW.
Moving to the bottom, we see the speaker, mic, and type-c port on both phones.
But the Pro has the SIM card slot there and the 11 has the headphone jack.
While for the left side, the Note 11 has moved the SIM card slot there
while the Pro has nothing.
If you are wondering what kind of SIM tray is on both phones, here they are.
Both are dual SIM cards dual standby and support SD card expansion.
That GSMArena really made up specs, haha.
So yeah subscribe to Sami Luo channel if you don’t want to be misled.
As for the display, the Redmi Note 11 sports a 6.6” LCD with Full HD+ resolution and
a 16MP selfie shooter.
While the 11 Pro has a slightly bigger 6.67” AMOLED panel
and with the same 16MP selfie shooter.
But if you look closer, the size of the selfie camera on the 11 Pro is particularly smaller
and measures at just 2.96mm in diameter according to Redmi official.
As for the bezels on the two phones, I compared back and forth and found there is really no
obvious difference, maybe the pro version is slightly narrower, but not obvious.
The biggest difference I guess is the camera module.
The 11 Pro comes with a triple rear camera setup, though it looks like four cameras but
three, which includes a 108-megapixel primary sensor, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera with
a 120-degree field-of-view, and a 2-megapixel telemacro lens.
While the Note 11 version sports a dual rear camera setup, though it looks like three cameras
but two, which includes a 50-megapixel main camera and an 8-megapixel secondary sensor.
Overall, the Note 11 looks more rounded and 11 Pro or Pro+ are squarer.
I also took a shot of all the colors for the Note 11 series.
They have Timeless Purple, Milky Way Blue, that color is super fancy, Forest Green, and
Mysterious Black.
Which one do you like most?
Let me know in the comments section.
Regarding other specs, for the Note 11 it only has 33W fast charging for the 5,000mAh
battery, which should charge from 0 to 100% in 62 minutes.
Also the chipset is Dimensity 810, if you are wondering the Antutu Benchmark, here is
it, not bad for a phone in this price range.
While for the Note 11 Pro and Note 11 Pro+, they look identical but with one key difference
- the Plus variant brings 120W fast charging with a 4,500 mAh battery, which enables you
to charge fully in about 15 minutes, while the regular Pro has a bigger 5,160 mAh battery
with 67W fast charging.
The chipset for the Pro siblings is the Dimensity 920, we also ran the Antutu and this was what we got,
not too good or bad, normal for a mid-ranger like this.
Oh BTW, the refresh rate on the Note 11 is 90Hz while the Pro series is 120Hz,
if that’s something you are interested to know.
What you may also interest to know is the audio testing.
How does that JBL dual-stereo-speaker perform?
Is it a huge difference between the Note 11, which doesn’t have JBL’s optimization?
Well, I listened to the two, and found there was not so huge a difference?
Or maybe the Xiaomi shop is too noisy and I can’t tell the difference, lol.
I just put the audio test here and you decide which one is better.
As for camera testing, for sure the Pro has a better performance for its
accurate color registration and exposure.
And I found the 11 5G doesn’t support 4k video recording or stabilization for 1080p/60fps,
for the Pro version it supports 4K but no stabilization, anyway I will just put all
of the samples at the end of this video.
You can check them out.
As for my final words for this Redmi Note 11 5G series,
I think Xiaomi really nailed it,
these phones are truly cost-friendly and have the best value among all phones that
were released in 2021 or even maybe 2022.
If you got a bit more budget, go to the Pro ones, they have a better camera, better sound,
and superb battery life and fast charging.
What do you think?
Will you get one of these for the coming festival seasons?
Let me know in the comments section and please don’t forget to subscribe,
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I’m Sami and I will see you in the next one.